CGI extends and expands its long-term partnership with Industrial Alliance

MONTREAL, Jan. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group, Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE:
GIB), a leading provider of information technology (IT) and business
process services, has signed a 10-year extension and expansion of its
long-term partnership with Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial
Services, Inc., valued at $137 million. CGI will continue to support
the strategic growth of Industrial Alliance, the fourth largest life
and health insurance firm in Canada, by becoming its preferred IT
vendor delivering a wide range of IT services.

"CGI and Industrial Alliance have been business partners for 15 years
because of the quality of the services CGI delivers and its approach to
doing business," said Guy Daneau, Vice-President, Information Systems.
"CGI professionals are not only highly skilled but thoroughly
understand our business and IT environment. In addition, the CGI
management team has always been very open and approachable, listening
to our needs and finding the most effective way to meet them."

"We are very proud to expand and strengthen our partnership with
Industrial Alliance," said Claude Marcoux, Senior Vice-President and
General Manager at CGI. "CGI is committed to Industrial Alliance's
long-term success, and we look forward to continuing to help drive its
profitable growth through our comprehensive IT services and insurance
expertise. We believe Industrial Alliance will also benefit from our
newly expanded Global Infrastructure offerings, designed to streamline
and optimize clients' IT infrastructure management and performance.
These services are provided by our newly formed Global Infrastructure
Services, Solutions and Consulting Business Unit operating globally to
service our customers."

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent
information technology and business process services firms in the
world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately
31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process
services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in
Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. As at September
30, 2010, CGI's revenue was C$3.7 billion and its order backlog was
C$13.3 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE
(GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and
the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.

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